Yardbird Suite

Mark DeJong and the Outer Bridge Ensemble
From Saskatoon/Calgary/New York

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
TICKETS - MEMBERS $16, GUESTS $20
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM

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Mark DeJong - saxophone
Steve Hudson - piano
Simon Fisk - bass
David Freema...n - percussion
Jerome Jennings - drums

Discover Mark Dejong! Mark is a saxophonist, composer and band leader, and a founding member of the Outer Bridge Ensemble.

With the release of his debut album "The Unknown," Mark steps up as an exciting, thoughtful performer and band leader.

A veteran of the recording studio and concert stage, Mark has gathered some of the finest musicians into a tight framework of collective musicianship, interaction and improvisation. Their live shows bring the excitement, communication and nuance that is only possible after years of playing together.

Recorded at Peter Karl Studios in Brooklyn, NY, "The Unknown" features six of DeJong's original compositions, offering a compelling mix of funky bass lines, odd-meter arranging, infectious grooves and hard-hitting yet cohesive solos.

"The Unknown" made its debut at number one on CJSR's jazz charts in Edmonton, and spent 13 weeks in the Top 10 on the Canadian campus and community radio jazz charts. It earned the number two spot in the Top 20 of 2008!

Mark has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan and has shared the stage with such luminaries as Ray Charles, Rob McConnell, Lenny Pickett, Hugh Fraser, Kenny Wheeler and Sean Jones. An alumni of the renowned Banff Jazz Orchestra Workshop, Mark is active as a performer, clinician and educator across Canada.

The current tour will include numerous performances in western Canada, including this show at the Yardbird Jazz Festival.

Past performance highlights include opening for the Kenny Werner Quintet (2009) and the John Scofield Trio at the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival (2008). The 2008 set was recorded by CBC for national broadcast, and is available at CBC concerts on demand. The group has also performed at numerous clubs in New York City, and visited Italy in November and March 2008. They played the Ottawa International Jazz Festival in 2007 and toured western Canada in 2006.


"Mark DeJong is one of the finest tenor players working in the jazz mainstream, a fact that's concealed by his Saskatoon residence. His playing is imaginative and grounded, thoughtful and passionate, and there's a luminosity that comes through everywhere on his CD The Unknown." -- Stuart Broomer, Toronto Life Magazine

http://www.myspace.com/jazzmarkdejong
http://www.sonicbids.com/markdejong
http://www.outerbridgeensemble.net

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Kirk MacDonald Quartet featuring Neil Swainson
From Toronto

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6-7, 2009
TICKETS - MEMBERS $20, GUESTS $24
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM

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Kirk MacDonald - saxophones
Neil Swainson - bass
Brian Dickinson - piano
Barry... Romberg - drums

A great night of high-end Canadian jazz! How fortunate we are to have Kirk's quartet open our all-Canadian jazz festival. We couldn't do better than to quote Greg Sutherland's Jazz Report Profile article:

" …Toronto tenor saxophonist Kirk MacDonald has established a national identity. His throaty, full bodied sound graces numerous recordings and his performances across the country have made him a must-see attraction. Coupled with superb compositional abilities, MacDonald's complete musicianship gives him a creative edge."

Neil Swainson has been a first-call musician nationally and internationally since the 1980s. His consummate swing and technique have made him a favourite bassist for the likes of Moe Koffman and Woody Shaw. He has had a long-time productive association with George Shearing and more recently has worked with singer Roberta Gambarini.

Juno Award winning pianist Brian Dickinson is one of Canada's most versatile introspective and flexible acoustic artists and composers. Born in Guelph, Ontario, he started playing the piano when he was five. In his early teens, Brian quickly acquired a taste for blues and rock & roll. His father, an amateur jazz guitarist, got Brian interested in jazz. Dickinson began listening to the music of piano players Bill Evans, Keith Jarret, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner.
Brian Dickinson worked with many of the top names in the field of jazz: trumpeter Randy Brecker, saxophonist Dewey Redman, guitarists John Abercrombe and Sonny Greenwich. Under his own name, Brian has recorded two albums 'October 13th' and 'In Transition'. In addition, Brian's piano work can be heard on saxophonist Mike Murley's 'Time and Tide', bassist Keiran Over's 'Gateway' and 'Shapeshift', and Jane Bunnet's 'In Dew Time'.
In addition to composing, performing and recording, Brian Dickinson is on the music faculties at the University of Toronto and at Toronto's Humber College.

After 40 years at the drums, Barry Romberg has established himself as one of Canada's most unique percussion stylists. He has been nominated for Drummer of the Year in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 by the National Jazz Awards. It comes as no surprise that he was asked to join this remarkable quartet.

"He just might be the best tenor player I have ever heard"
P.J. Perry

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Trio Tarana + 1
From New York

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009
TICKETS - MEMBERS $18, GUESTS $22
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM

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Ravish Momin - drums, percussion, tabla
Skye Steel - violin
Greg Heffernan - cello, electronics
Tanya Kalmanovitch - ...viola, violin


Tarana is the brain-child of percussionist Ravish Momin, who cut his jazz teeth performing/recording with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).

AACM was founded in the 1960s by tenor-saxophonist legend Kalaparush Maurice McIntrye. The AACM initial membership included Roscoe Mitchell, Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton, George Lewis, Leroy Jenkins, Lester Bowie and other influential performers who clung to the adage "Ancient to the Future" and still continue to explore the boundaries of jazz.

Inspired by their music, Ravish has kept on developing Trio Tarana, continuing to search across various world music genres. Lately, he has managed to re-invent the band with a brand-new line up, as well as introducing the element of electronics to create lush ambient soundscapes and other-worldly textures.

For his return to the Yardbird Suite, he has also invited a special guest, native Albertan and virtuoso violist, Tanya Kalmanovitch, to create a unique chamber-jazz ensemble that will explore classical forms, Indian raga drones, Middle-eastern modes, layered rhythms and no-holds barred improvisation!

http://www.ravishmomin.com
http://www.tanyakalmanovitch.com
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From Edmonton
Tilo Paiz' Flying Fiesta Band

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009
TICKETS - MEMBERS $16, GUESTS $20
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM

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Tilo Paiz - timbales, percussion
Sergio Gonzalez - vocals
Dave Herrick - trumpet
John Dymianiw - trumpet
M...artin Majorowicz - trombone
Jonnie McCormack - saxophone
Yuji Ihara - guitar
Frankie Hidalgo - keyboards
Troy Nowaselski - bass
Rene Abaunza - conga

Join the always-hyped and musically intuitive Tilo Paiz, and friends, for a hot night of Latin-influenced jazz, with sidetrips to other genres and moods. Backed by a strong lineup of established Alberta players, this evening led by Tilo will take audiences on a jazz journey full of fun, rhythms and pure musicality.

Tilo's musical story begins at a young age in San Salvador, when he started playing marimbas in the family band at the age of seven. By the age of fourteen he was already a full-fledged professional drummer in the big band scene in San Salvador, and went on to become one of Central America's premier musicians, not only as a performer but as a bandleader, recording artist, composer/arranger and teacher.

Since coming to Edmonton in 1990, he has established himself as a major force in the Alberta music scene, playing with such musicians as Tommy Banks, P.J. Perry, Bob Stroup, Sandro Dominelli, Gaye Delorme, Tacoy Ryde, and Toronto recording artist Pavlo.
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Dean McNeill Quintet
with Special Guest Cam Ryga
From Saskatoon/Vancouver/Edmonton

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
TICKETS - MEMBERS $16, GUESTS $20
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM

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Dean McNeill - trumpet
Campbell Ryga - saxophone
Jim Head - guit...ar
John Tylor - bass
Dan Skakun - drums

Trumpeter/composer Dean McNeill joins forces with Edmonton-based friends and musical collaborators Jim Head, Dan Skakun, and John Taylor to perform original compositions and selected jazz standards.

Dean's special guest will be Campbell Ryga, a three-time Juno award winner and 2008 Jazz Times Saxophonist-of-the-Year.

Dean is Head of the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan. He holds music degrees from the University of North Texas (Masters), McGill University (Undergraduate), and Grant MacEwan College (Music Diploma).

Dean has composed and/or arranged music for professional ensembles including brass quintet, symphony orchestra, large and small brass ensembles, jazz combo, and large jazz ensemble. Dean has recently released two CDs as a leader.

"Prairie Fire - Large Jazz Ensemble Music" on Cellar Live is a compilation of McNeill's arrangements and original compositions orchestrated for large jazz ensemble, as performed by an outstanding all-Canadian jazz ensemble which includes Hugh Fraser, Campbell Ryga, Mike Rud, Ted Warren, Kelly Jefferson, Mike Heriott, Brian O'Kane, Mike Downes, Greg Gatien, and many others.

"Mélange: New Music for Trumpet and Piano" is a jazz/classical hybrid CD featuring McNeill and acclaimed Canadian pianist Bonnie Nicholson and two-time Juno award winning jazz pianist Jon Ballantyne.

Dean has performed with the Banff Centre Jazz Orchestra, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, the Birth of the Cool Repertoire Project, the Art Blakey Tribute Project, and with the likes of Kenny Wheeler, Pat LaBarbera, P.J. Perry, Bobby Caldwell, Carol Welsman, Hugh Fraser, Tommy Banks (big band and combo), Campbell Ryga, Kelly Jefferson, Robert Younge, among others.

http://www.deanmcneill.com
http://www.campbellryga.com
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Special Event: Hot Jazz for Cool Kids!

The Edmonton Jazz Society welcomes the Youth Emergency Shelter Society
(YESS) to Old Strathcona with a fundraiser featuring the Sandro
Dominelli Trio with special guest vocalist Johanna Sillanpaa. This
fundraiser will help with the costs of the new YESS facility in Old
Strathcona for ...young adults at risk.

Sunday October 25, 2009

Doors 6:00 pm - Show 7:00 pm
$30 for Members & Guests

a $25 tax receipt will be provided with ticket purchase



Advance Tickets available at the YESS Website: http://www.yess.org/#events

Tickets also available at the door

-no EJS passes or discounts accepted-


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Chris Donnelly - From Toronto

Jerrold Dubyk Quartet - From Edmonton/Vancouver

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16-17, 2009
TICKETS - MEMBERS $20, GUESTS $24
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM

Chris Donnelly - piano

Jerrold Dubyk - saxophone
Brad Turner - trumpet
Chris Gestrin - Hammond organ
Jesse Cahill - drums


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Chris Donnelly is a Toronto-based pianist, composer and improviser known for his musicality, versatility and ability to captivate an audience. He has performed with Canadian greats Ted Quinlan, Brad Turner, John Macleod, Adi Braun, William Carn, Quinsin Nachoff, Tara Davidson, Lina Allemano, Heather Bambrick and Andrew Downing.

In 2008, Chris released his debut album with Alma Records called "Solo," which garnered a Juno nomination. The album features a blend of original material and arrangements of jazz standards.

Chris is currently on faculty at the University of Toronto and has previously worked as a faculty member of the Humber College Community Music School, Prairielands Jazz Camp and the National Music Camp of Canada.

Upon completing his Masters of Music in Jazz Performance at the University of Toronto, Chris was awarded the Tecumseh Sherman Rogers Graduating Award for students "deemed to have the greatest potential to make an important contribution to the field of music." In 2007, Chris performed at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida where he placed second in the Great American Jazz Piano Competition. Chris was a finalist in the 2008 Nottingham (England) National Jazz Piano Competition.

"…listening to his music: one experiences intelligence, skillful execution, creativity and most importantly, an inventiveness that still acknowledges the jazz tradition." -- David Braid

http://www.chrisdonnellymusic.com
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Following the debut release of "The Way You See It," the Jerrold Dubyk Quartet celebrates the release of their much anticipated second recording, "The Maverick."

Always versatile, Jerrold once again impresses with his soulful sound. After studies with Ralph Bowen and performances with Victor Lewis, Terrell Stafford, Stanley Cowell and Conrad Herwig, among others, Jerrold continues to emerge and impress with his own vibrant sound.

In 2008, Jerrold and his quartet played to sold out audiences at jazz festivals across Canada and claimed second overall in the prestigious Grand Prix du Jazz Competition at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal.

"The Maverick" is an energetic effort in the organ/tenor quartet tradition. It features a stellar line-up of prodigious Canadian jazz musicians, including multiple Juno winner Brad Turner (who also produced the album), Chris Gestrin and Jesse Cahill. The recording was nominated for a 2009 Western Canada Music Award as Jazz Album of the Year.


"Jerrold Dubyk is a gifted saxophonist, with a beautiful sound and great dexterity. His new release, "The Maverick," is a superb disc with exceptionally talented musicians and inventive new compositions. Check them out live and definitely get the CD." -- Tim Ries

http://www.jerrolddubyk.com
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